EuroMed Rights, together with 22 International, European, Israeli and Palestinian human rights and development organisations, sent a joint letter yesterday to call on the European Union to urge Israel to immediately and unconditionally lift the closure and blockade of the Gaza Strip. This comes against the background of Israel’s recent tightening of the Gaza blockade.

The letter has been sent to the High Representative / Vice President Federica Mogherini, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn and EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs.